patchouli

patch·ou·li

P0106900 (pə-cho͞o′lē, păch′o͝o-lē)n. pl. patch·ou·lis 1. A small southeast Asian shrub (Pogostemon cablin) in the mint family, having leaves that yield a fragrant oil used in the manufacture of perfumes.2. A perfume made from the oil of this plant.

[French, probably ultimately from a Dravidian word compounded from elements akin to Tamil paccai, green, or paccai, fragrant, fragrant plant, and ilai, leaf.]

patchouli

(ˈpætʃʊlɪ; pəˈtʃuːlɪ) ,

pachouli

patchouly

n1. (Plants) any of several Asiatic trees of the genus Pogostemon, the leaves of which yield a heavy fragrant oil: family Lamiaceae (labiates)2. (Elements & Compounds) the perfume made from this oil[C19: from Tamil paccilai, from paccu green + ilai leaf]

patch•ou•li

or patch•ou•ly

(ˈpætʃ ʊ li, pəˈtʃu li)

n., pl. -lis or -lies. 1. a tropical Asian plant, Pogostemoncablin, of the mint family, yielding a fragrant oil. 2. a perfume made from this oil. [1835–45; < Tamil paccuḷi]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	patchouli - small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumespachouli, patchouly, Pogostemon cablingenus Pogostemon, Pogostemon - genus of Asiatic shrubs or trees whose leaves yield a fragrant oilbush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	2.	patchouli - a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plantpachouli, patchoulyperfume, essence - a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor

patchouli

patchouly

(both: păch`o͝olē, pəcho͞o`lē), fragrant shrubby East Indian plant (Pogostemon cablin or P. patchouli) of the family Labiatae (mintmint,
in botany, common name for members of the Labiatae, a large family of chiefly annual or perennial herbs. Several species are shrubby or climbing forms or, rarely, small trees.
..... Click the link for more information. family). It is the source of a perfume oil, also called patchouli, distilled from the leaves. In its native Indomalesian region it has been used also as an insecticide and leech repellent and to soothe menstrual cramps. Patchouli is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Lamiales, family Labiatae.

patchouli

In the mint family, with recognizable pink-white mint flowers on erect stems. Strong smell used in perfumes, keeping insects away, including moths and some termites. Good for linen closets. Native to tropical areas, needs warmth, can grow indoors. Used to treat dysentery, diarrhea, vomiting, and nausea. Aromatherapy calms nerves, aphrodisiac.

Patchouli

(Pogostemon patehouli, or Mentha cablin), a tropical plant of the family Labiatae. Patchouli is a subshrub with a height and diameter of 70–100 cm. The roots are fibrous. The opposite leaves are broadly ovate, dentate, and fragrant. The white or pale lilac flowers are gathered into racemes, each having ten to 15 whorls. The corolla measures 8.5–10 mm across. The fruits are nutlets. For good growth, the temperature should be higher than 20°C (at temperatures below 0°C the plant freezes), and the soil should have a high moisture content.

Patchouli is native to the Philippines. It is cultivated on the tropical islands of Java, Sumatra, Réunion, Singapore, the Seychelles, and the Philippines. In the Abkhazian ASSR the plant is raised as an annual by rooting cuttings in greenhouses and planting seedlings in the ground. It is cultivated for the essential oil contained in the green or dried mass; the oil is used in perfume. The green mass contains 0.25 percent oil, the principal components of which are patchouli alcohol and sesquiterpene. In India, patchouli oil is used for therapeutic purposes.

The plant is harvested in mid-October. The average yield of green mass is 4 tons per hectare (up to 10 kg of essential oil). A similar species is P. hegneanus.

REFERENCES

Volkhovskaia, U. V., and E. S. Milianovskii. Agrotekhnika pachuli. Sukhumi, 1957.
Efiromaslichnye kul’tury. Moscow, 1963.

U. V. VOLKHOVSKAIA

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noun small East Indian shrubby mint

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noun a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant

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